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Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - High Avocet - 16 Black tailed Godwit - 2 Redshank - 1 Lapwing - 20+ Oystercatcher - 2 Black headed Gull - 3 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 2 Grey Heron - 21 + 15 chicks Shoveler - 4 Saline Lagoon Little Ringed Plover - 1 Oystercat
26 April 2015
Whimbrel and Yellow Wagtail
First up date for a while. Ive been off for a few days apparently some difficulties accessing the website. No new birds on the reserve until today with the arrival and departure of Whimbrel and 2 Yellow Wagtail this morning, both species briefly from th
26 April 2015
Wildlife sightings for 26th April 2015
1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Little Egret 1 Peregrine - female, over main lake 1 Hobby - high to the south 1 Whimbrel - marsh, then flew W at 7:50 a.m. 1 Ringed Plover - Tundra race, main lake 3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, marsh 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 11
26 April 2015
Todays highlights
Garganey male - Lady Fen Swallows House martins Pied wagtails Shoveler Shelduck Red kite Ruff Lapwing chicks - Lady Fen
25 April 2015
Saturday's news
The South Finger Cuckoo 1 Kingfisher 1 Little Grebe 1 The Tack Piece Cuckoo 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Avocet 5 Crane 5 Pink-footed Goose 1 Sand Martin 50 The South lake Oystercatcher 4 Avocet 8 Black-tailed Godwit 110 The Holden Tower Avocet
25 April 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - High Avocet - 15 Black tailed Godwit - 2 Redshank - 3 Lapwing - 18 Oystercatcher - 2 Common Tern - 1 Common Gull - 1 Black Headed Gull - 3 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 3 Grey Heron - 21 + 15 Young Stock Dove - 3 Gadwall - 6 Shove
25 April 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 5,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 1 High Tide 18:04 7.7m Whooper Pond Swallow 18 Mallard 17 Oystercatcher 2 - nesting Folly Pond Teal 10 Wigeon 2 Shelduck 2 Mute Swan 5 Oystercatcher 2 Teal Pond Mute Swan 2 - on eggs Little G
25 April 2015
Wildlife sightings for 25th April 2015
1 Cuckoo - seen from the WWF Hide 3 Little Ringed Plover - marsh, scrape 1 Whinchat - marsh 4 Common Tern - high over main lake 3 Snipe - marsh 1 Yellow Wagtail - marsh 2 Swallow - main lake 7 Redshank - marsh, scrape, main lake April bird hig
25 April 2015
Jack Snipe & Common Tern
A Jack Snipe was reported from Woodend Marsh today, at the far side, also 2 Dunlin and 2 Common Sandpiper here as well as 6+ Ruff including a breeding plumage male bird. Display flighting Little Ringed Plover over the Mere. At least 4 Mediterranean Gulls
24 April 2015
Todays highlights
Peregrine Crane x 4 Moorhen chicks Lady Fen Whimbrel - 4 Lady Fen Marsh harrier Garganey pair just outside the café
24 April 2015
Sandpipers & Cuckoos arrive
The Rushy Common Sandpiper 3 The South Finger Common Sandpiper 1 Avocet 9 Black-tailed Godwit 80 Great-crested Grebe 2 Teal 10 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Whimbrel 1 Curlew 3 Avocet 10 Little-ringed Plover 1 Lapwing 20 Shelduck 30 The South Finger Cuckoo
24 April 2015
Wildlife sightings for 24th April 2015
2 Whimbrel - on grazing marsh early morning before flying off down river 4 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 3 Common Tern - main lake 2 Little Egret - flew over SE 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 2 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 24 Stock Dove - on the playing
24 April 2015
Wildlife sightings
This week has seen many changes and new sightings. Canada and Greylag geese goslings are now showing well and Long tailed tits are now busy feeding their young in various nests around the reserve. Swallows and House martins are beginning to increas
23 April 2015
Todays sightings
A beautiful day on the reserve lots of lapwing chicks tottering around outside the café, displaying black-tailed godwits, 2 great white egrets flying around the reserve and jack snipe infront of Nelson-lyle hide. Todays sightings - Avocet Barn owl Bewick
23 April 2015
Groups can now get closer to nature for less
Groups visiting WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre can now get closer to nature for even less, as group discount doubles to 15%. This means that groups visiting the centre from 1 April 2015 onwards will be paying less than in 2014. Our award-wining wetland natu
23 April 2015